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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2013
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Karl G. Sylvester, Los Altos, CA (US);
Guozhong Tao, Palo Alto, CA (US);
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Stanford, CA (US);
Abstract
Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) biomarkers, NEC biomarker panels, and methods for obtaining a NEC signature for a sample are provided. Also provided are methods, compositions, and kits for making a Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) assessment of an individual, e.g. for diagnosing NEC in a patient, prognosing NEC in a patient, treating an NEC patient, etc. These methods find use in a number of applications, such as diagnosing and treating infants who are suspected of having NEC, intestinal perforation (IP), or sepsis.